9 Halloween things to do in Memphis, from Zoo Boo to Mid-South Maze

The Halloween season is here, and Memphis will be filled with all sorts of thrills and chills, as well as plenty of family-friendly festivities, to celebrate the season. From the Mid-South Maze to Zoo Boo to the Monster Market, the next few weeks will offer a fall bounty of fun. Here is a look at so

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The Halloween season is here, and Memphis will be filled with all sorts of thrills and chills, as well as plenty of family-friendly festivities, to celebrate the season.

From the Mid-South Maze to Zoo Boo to the Monster Market, the next few weeks will offer a fall bounty of fun.

Here is a look at some of the ways you can enjoy the Halloween season in the Bluff City.

Mid-South Maze

The 10-acre Mid-South Maze at the Agricenter at 7777 Walnut Grove Road offers both family fun and scary thrills for Memphians. You can enjoy the classic corn maze or the haunted corn maze, which starts at dusk on Fridays and Saturdays. Hours are 4-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday and noon-8 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 31. Details: Midsouthmaze.com.

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Pumpkin House at the Dixon

An annual fanciful expression of squashy autumnal architecture, the Pumpkin House at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens at 4339 Park is on display through Oct. 31. Created by the Dixon's horticulture team, the selfie-worthy structure was built from more than 1,200 pumpkins and gourds. Admission to the Dixon is free. Details: dixon.org.

The Pumpkin House will be on display through Oct. 31 at Dixon Gallery & Gardens in Memphis.

Zoo Boo

Benefiting Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, the annual Zoo Boo is billed as "a safe and family-friendly fall festival that has become a beloved tradition." On Zoo Boo nights, the Memphis Zoo is transformed into a place where the zoo's vampire bats (among other reputedly scary animals) feel especially at home, thanks to the addition of what the zoo calls "Trick-or-Treat Stations," candy stations, "friendly ghosts," "singing skeletons" and more. In 2026, Zoo Boo promises a new maze, new photo opportunities, new interactive play spaces, a "Toxic Waste Zone" (which may not be suitable for younger children) and a new digital costume contest. Halloween attire is encouraged but not required. Zoo Boo runs from 6-9:30 on select nights through Nov. 1. For tickets, the full schedule and more information, visit memphiszoo.org/zoo-boo.

Decorations are seen for Zoo Boo at the Memphis Zoo on October 13, 2026.

Halloween Spooktacular

From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 24, the Children's Museum of Memphis at 2525 Central hosts an ambitious roster of activities during what it has dubbed its "Halloween Spooktacular: Masters of Disguise." The event will feature face painting, pumpkin projects, trick-or-treat candy and a "Five Wacky Witches" performance. Details: cmom.com.

Haunted Web Scream Park

One of Memphis' biggest haunted house experiences, Haunted Web Scream Park at 2665 South Perkins offers multiple attractions including four haunted houses and three haunted escape rooms, as well as multiple food and drink options including a secret bar. Geared almost exclusively toward adult patrons, the park is open Friday-Sunday through Nov. 1. Dates and ticket prices for the events vary. Details: Hauntedweb.com.

Monster Market at the Medicine Factory

Open 10 days for its 10th year, the Monster Market at the Medicine Factory kicked off Oct. 16 and runs through Oct. 25 at 85 W. Virginia Ave. Patrons can visit the shop for unique wares you won’t find anywhere else — the market’s curated 2026 collection features art, decor, apparel, novelties, oddities, collectibles and more from a carefully chosen list of 100+ spooky makers and strange artists. Details: Memphismonstermarket.com.

AMUSE Spooktacular at The Adventure Museum

The Adventure Museum at 3115 Walnut Grove Road hosts a Halloween experience that includes "fun and fright for all ages." Taking place inside the Chickasaw Oaks Plaza shopping center, just beyond the back door of AMUSE, the Spooktacular is a 1.5-hour experience, where costumes are not required by highly encouraged. Come and experience Dead & Breakfast, a haunted hotel experience for preteens and adults, The Mystical Market, a craft station for kids and adults too, as well as A Carnival of Games, A Ghostly Riddle Hunt, Space Dracula and much more. The AMUSE Spooktacular continues Oct. 23 through Nov. 1. Details: Theadventuremuseum.com/spooktacular.

Part of the AMUSE Spooktacular at The Adventure Museum, Dead & Breakfast is a haunted hotel experience for preteens and adults.

Wicked Ways Haunted House

This terrifying, all-indoor haunted house in Memphis is back in 2026 and celebrating its 15th season. Wicked Ways Haunted House at 160 Cumberland St. promises that it "isn’t your average haunted house, we are beyond your worst Nightmares." Wicked Ways operates on select dates through Oct. 31. Details: wickedwayshauntedhouse.com.

Shadowlands Festival of Fear

Jones Orchard/Corn Maze is once again presenting scary attractions for the Halloween season. With two experiences — Shadowlands and Hysteria — you can enjoy all manner of frights and thrills on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October at 6880 Singleton Parkway in Millington. Details: Jonesshadowlands.com.

A clown with a chainsaw confronts people as they make their way through the Shadowlands Festival of Fear at Jones Orchard in Millington on Oct. 16, 2017.